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Re:The Architecture of "Not Bad": Decoding the Chinese Sourc... by Edman274 on Friday December 12, 2025 @02:10PM (#46247565)
Are there any languages in existence that lack a facility for counting numbers, to your knowledge?
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Re:The Architecture of "Not Bad": Decoding the Chinese Sourc... by rramadass on Saturday December 13, 2025 @04:20AM (#46253256)
"idiotsecant" is clueless but according to Daniel Everett's studies/research the Pirahã language lacks a proper numeral system - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_language#Numerals_...
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